Combination freight and grain car.



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AIPIICATION FILED NOV. I5. 1916.

, Putnted Sept. Il, 1917.

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COMBINAIION FREIGHT AND GRAIN CAR.

APPLICATION FILED NGV. l5. 1,916.

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ELMEIB J. BEEBE AND CLIDE C. MAQQBEGOR, F FLIANT, MICHIGAN.

COMBINATION FREIGHT AND GRAIN CAIR..

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Specification o! Letters Patent.

Application led November 15, 19.16. Serial No. 131,536.

` invented' a new and useful Qombination Freight and Grain Car; Aand We do' hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which .it appertains to make'gand use the same.

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This invention relates ,to the art` of rolling stock, and especially to freight cars, and more particularly to a bottom dump, and

opposite side grain car doors, whereby the freight car is convertible into a grain car, and vice versa.

One of, the objectsofthe invention is to provide au vimproved bottomfdiimp for cars, the opposite ends of the bottom being inclined, and having discharge ,openings ad,

jacent where the inclined parts fof the bottom meet,r said openings being controlled by sliding doors. f

Ay further .objectof thefinvention is'to provide hinged nieipberspn the interior of the car to Vbe thrown down, to coverv .the inclined portions of the bottoiii. andlassist in providing a flat bottom. i T

-A further obiect ,of the invention. is to Vprovide,opposite grain car doors each consisting of two sections, oiieslidable in` guide that this other section may be thrown down, that is one thrown down from each side, in ,order to complete vthe flat bottom,l in which case' the car may be iised for freight, and in this case the car may be provided with the usual exterior sliding doors, not shown. However, when the hinged section is 1n vertical position, the'slidable section may bel adjusted in different vertical positions, 'as the carwbecomes filled with gram. I

A further ob]ect of the invention is to .provide means for raising and lowering the hinged section lon its hinges.,

,y A .further ob3ect 1s to provide means for 'raising andlowering the slidable section of the hinged section. j I in practical fields. the details of. construction may necessitate alterations falling within the scope of what is claimed.

' The "invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, as hereinafter Aupon t be turned to dump the shown in the drawings, and

`Eigure 1 isa view in side elevation 'et a car havingr a bottom diunp and sectional side drawers, and hinged bottoni members, .which cooperate with one of the sections of each side door, whereby the cai' may be con vert'ed into a grain car or a freight car.

'Fig'. 2 is a sectional view on line Q-Q of Fig. 1, showing;r the parts in pian.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section view on 3 3 of Fig. 2.

F ig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the cai'.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates a car, which maybe con! structed of anysuitable material, preferably sh et metal, and `of any suitable confifriiiaY tion.` The bottoni of the car adjacent both ends is horizontalfor 'a short distance, and extending from these 'horizontal portions are the bottom, ai'ts', which are inclined downwardly laril toward each other to the center. of the car, thereby affording inclined chutes, which, in cross section, are linclined toward and terminate in the discharge openings 4( Surrolinding each opening 4 is a tubular'Ineinbenr ghaving a flange 6. Each tubular member; 5 is provided. .with a swiveled chuteifT,n which comprises the inclined part 8, ,which inclines from the inclosed vend 91o`fsaid chute 7 to andtoward the open'end '1T-lie Vtop 1.1 yor the chute 7 has an openingxlQ, which receives the tubular art 5,', sofi-that the top 1l may rest lie Harige 6', whereby the chute 7 may rain eitherdirectly under thetcar or towardY either side. Upon thev under surfacesl of the inclined portions 3, Vguidesl are provided, in which the sliding doors 14 are mounted.' Each door is rovided with a rack 15. `ounted in bearings' 16 'adjacent the sides of the car, are shafts 17, which are supplied with gears' 1,8', toengage said racks 15. Upon thev endsof each shaft 17 are hand whee1s`19, whereby the turning ofI either one, will rotate. its respectivel shaft, and

through the medium of its gear`18., the'sliding door will befmoved'in its guide, in order to open or cose` .its respective discharge opening.` It' isi-,o be observed that the slid- Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

cent the lower side portions of the car are rock shafts 21, there being collars 22 on said rock. shafts -to prevent axial movement. The opposite ends of each rock shaft are provided with right. an le extending arms r`2 3, and fixed to one en of each'roc shaft,is a pawl 24, designed to'engage the teeth of the ratchet 25 whichis upon one end of each shaft 17. t is to be noted that each rock rod'or shaft 214 may be rocked 26, which consists of the two walls 27 and is adjacent where the inclined portions 3 substantially join. The bottom-portlons 2 and the inclined bottom portions 3 are re- ,inforced or strengthenedfby means of'the longitudinally extending eye beams 28, the

' central parts .of which are engagedY and fixed in any suitable manner to the central 'partition 26, 4as shown.in the drawings.

The sides of thecar are provided with 'the usual door openings 29, and the inner vface of each side near the upper' portions of the edges of'each door opening are-overhanging flanges 30 forming gui es 31. The edge of one of the 'flanges of each door opening 2 9 have ratchet teeth 31'. Mounted upon hinges 32 near the bottom of each door opening 29 is a grain' car door ,acctlon 33, and the opposite edges of this` Section have guides 34, in which a' second car` door section 35 is mounted, and w ich sioqtlon 35 may be raised and lowered in glndes 31. Projecting inwardly from the flanges forming the ides 34 are bearings 36, m which the shafgtu37 is mounted, and one end' of this shaft 37 has a beveled gebr -38, while the central portion of this shaft has a gear" 39, which is in mesh with tlie rack 40 on the inner face of the grain car door sectlon 35. Mounted in a bearin' of each slde of the car near one side or ge of each door o ening-29 is a stub shaft 41, the inner en of which is provided with a beveled gear 42, while the outer end is provided with a hand wheel 43. The beveled gear 42 meshes with the beveled gear 38 so that by turning the hand wheel 43, the ain car door section 35 may beraised angllowered in lts yguides 31, therebeng a gravity or weight actuated paw] 44 pivoted at 45 on the inlner face of the car door section 35, so as to ratchet over the teeth 31", and to coperatewith any one of said teeth to hold the ion 35 in different raised positions. Mounted in messes Y.bearings 45 of the under part of the car.

site sides are shafts 4G. and wheel 47. cable 4s lon secured to and partially at diagonal op each having' a has one en port wound about each shaft 46 and passes about pulleys 49 and 50, andhas itsotheiI nd 'that it is free of its guides 31, or may be lowered on its hinges, when the section 35 is completely raised 1n its guides 31. Latches 53 4are pivoted adjacent the lower partsA 0l the flanges 30, and are designed to overlie the edge portions ofcthe section 33, to hold the section 33 in a raised position, to close the lower part of the door opening 29. It. is to be noted that when thedoor sections 33 are lowered, they assistV informing n part of a flat bottom for the car. Hinged at 54 to the o posite sides of the car and adjacent bot-h ocr openings 29 are flat bottom sections 5,5, which may be lowered as shown inFi 2, to assist in forming a part of the flat ottom of the car. However. latches 56 are pivoted on the inner faces of the sides of the car to holdthese bottom sections 55 raised upon their hinges. Hinged at 57 where the bottom `portions 2 terminate are dat bottom sections 58, which may be difsiposed asshown 'in Fig. 2, to com plete the` at bottom of the car. When the car is used as a hopper car the doors or bot tom sections 58 are swung upwardly and toward 'the ends of the car and down against the inclined led cs2 ofthe opposite sides of the car, which edges are shown in Fi 2 and 3 ofthe drawing. The inner en of the cable 48 is provided with a ring. which may be connected to or disconnected from either of the hooks 51 and 59. When the'ring ofthe cable 48 is connected tothe -hook 51, the door section 53 may be raised 'and lowered on its hinges, but when the ring of said cable is` connected to the hook ,59, the door section 33 is used to form a part of the flat bottom ofthe car. The bottom hinged sections 58 are provided with knobs 60, to be manually grasped for rais in said sections.

` e invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. In a bottom dump mechanism for cars, the combination of a hopper bottom having flanged discharge openings and chutes swiveled to the flanges of said discharge openings, of means for closing said discharge openings.

2. In a bottom dum mechanism forE cars the combination of a opper bottom hnv'unr llnnged discharge openingsand chutes swiveled t0 the flanges of .stud discharge openllO of means for closing said lscharge openings., said means comprisin guides upon said hopper bottom extendin from said openings toward the ends of tie car, slides or closures in said guides, and means for opterating said slides or closures.

3. a bottom dum mechanism for cars, the combination of a opper bottom having aiged discharge openings and chutes swivele to the flanges of said dischar openings, of means for closing said dgcharge openings, said means comprising guides upon said hopper bottom extendin from said openings toward the ends of ie car, slides or closures in said guides, andmeans for operating said slides or closures, said operating means comprising racks on said slides or closures, shafts mounted in bearings of the hopper bottom and havin pinnns to engage said racks, and rovide with handwheels for rotating the afts, one end of each shaft having a ratchet, rocking rods mounted in bearings of the hopper bottom and provided with pawls to engage said ratchets to hold the closures in open positions.

4. In a bottom dump mechanism for cars, the combination of a hopper bottom having flanged discharge openings and chutes swiveled to the fiangcs of said discharge openings, of a division wall separating said discharge openings, and means comprising iat bottom sections foldable from the ends and the sides of the car over the hopper bottom, to form a flat bottom, thereby converting the bottom dump car into ya freight car.

5. In a grain car door, .a car door opening, a grain car door consistin of two sections, one section being hinge at the bottom of said opening an havin guidesat its opposite ends in which the ot er section is adjustably mounted,'and means whereby the hinged section may be`tilted upwardly and downwardly on its hinges, when -said other section is lowered completely in its guides.

6. In a grain car door, a car door opening, a grain car doorconsisting of two sections, one section being hinged at the bottom of said opening and having guides at its opposite ends in which the other section is adjustably mounted, the upper portions of section the side edges of the door o ening ha, guides toreceive the section t t is moun 1n the guides of the hinged section, when the hinged section is closed. 7. In a grain car door, a car door opening, a grain car door consisting of two sec-- tions,.one section being hinged at the bottom of said opening and having guides at its opposite ends ui which the other section is a Justably mounted, the upper portions of the side edges of the door opening havin ides to receive the section t at is moun in the guides of the hinged section, when 'the hinged section is closed, said slidable aving a rack, a shaft mounted in bearings of the hinged section and provided with a gear to engage said rack, a. beveled gear on one end of said shaft, and means to engage said beveled gear to rotate the shaft to raise the slidable section.

8. In a grain car door, a car door opening, a grain car door consisting of two sections, one section being hinged at the bottom of said opening and having guides at its opposite ends in which the other section is ,adiustably mounted, the upper portions of the side edges of the door opening having guides to receive the section that is mounted in the ides of the hinged section, when the hin eusection is closed, said slidable section aving a rack, a shaft mounted in bearings of the hinged sec `on, and provided with a gear to engage sa d rack, a beveled gear on one end of said shaft, and means to engage said beveled gear to rotate the shaft to raisel the slidable section, one of the guides of the upper parts of one side edge of the door openingJ having ratchet teeth, and means carried y the slidable section consisting of a pawl to en e the teeth of the ratchet bar on the slida le section, to hold the slidable section in different adjusted positions when raised.

In testimony whereof we have signed our 

